“I definitely think since the manager has come in, everyone has bought into the way he wants to play. For all of us, that’s the best way to play football now and we all know exactly what the manager expects and wants us to do.

“We’ve got to keep learning from that, keep improving, but there is no better teacher than him and the staff as well.”

Henderson, who is currently on international duty with England, has played 13 Premier League and EFL Cup fixtures this season.

He played the full match as the Three Lions beat Scotland 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley on Friday night.

Henderson will now turn his attention to Spain, who travel to England for an international friendly on Tuesday, before the league fixtures kick off at the weekend.

The Merseyside club travel to St Mary’s to take on Southampton on Saturday as they aim to build upon their lead at the top of the table.